Congratulations to Melbourne City on winning the W League Grand Final on Sunday 18th February 2018 at Allianz Stadium against Sydney FC. Phenomenally, it is City’s third consecutive Grand Final win. Even better than that, their admission into the W League was only in the 2015/16 season, making them champions every year they have been in the competition! This feat could well be the definition of success. Simply outstanding.

This article was written by Melissa Muscat – 2017 Parramatta Eels Members Councillor.

If you’ve been following my articles you’d know by now I’m a bit of a sports fan. Just a bit. But don’t ask me what my favourite sport is, like my local newsagent did yesterday, because I simply can’t answer that question. So many give me so many different emotions, highs, lows, passions…it’s hard to name a ‘favourite’.

I will say though that the Australian Open is my absolute favourite time of year…so that has to be saying something. I have visited Melbourne to watch the tennis for the past 11 years witnessing Roger the Great win the 2010 Australian Open and Novak Djokovic win the 2013 Open. But more on the tennis next week. I’ve also been to the Soccer World Cup in Germany, Sydney 2000 Olympics, numerous NRL Grand Finals and a Grand Prix. All are exciting on different levels.